2023
1. Today at ISCTglobal 2023 in beautiful Paris. Presenting our SMART Microcarriers developed for large-scale manufacturing of stem cells. Read more: tinyurl.com/bdhv8zwm
2. Happy to share another work from our team on advanced models on respiratory diseases. Read more: tinyurl.com/546x6ynv
3. We are so excited to announce Smart MCs has been awarded an Accelerating Commercialisation Grant from the AU Gov for expanding our microcarrier production line. Read more: tinyurl.com/36yzyrp9
4. Fantastic to see our Microfluidic Technology, supported by the FEIT Techcelerator Program, will help millions of couples soon. Read more: tinyurl.com/26vtdmwt
5. Excited to share the publication of a new breakthrough technology from my team that will assist couples in conceiving a child. Stay tuned for more details. Read more: tinyurl.com/5bswr8rj
6. Our work on detecting cancer cells from blood using single-cell metabolomics has gained media attention. Read more: tinyurl.com/22fsb2sb
News Mention:
8. Amazing to see we are on the cover of Nature Review Urology. Read more: tinyurl.com/bdvb3w56
9. Glad to see another successful PhD student is graduating from my group. Congratulations to Payar for his excellent presentation. Read more: tinyurl.com/4eky758b
2. Happy to share another work from our team on advanced models on respiratory diseases. Read more: tinyurl.com/546x6ynv
3. We are so excited to announce Smart MCs has been awarded an Accelerating Commercialisation Grant from the AU Gov for expanding our microcarrier production line. Read more: tinyurl.com/36yzyrp9
4. Fantastic to see our Microfluidic Technology, supported by the FEIT Techcelerator Program, will help millions of couples soon. Read more: tinyurl.com/26vtdmwt
5. Excited to share the publication of a new breakthrough technology from my team that will assist couples in conceiving a child. Stay tuned for more details. Read more: tinyurl.com/5bswr8rj
6. Our work on detecting cancer cells from blood using single-cell metabolomics has gained media attention. Read more: tinyurl.com/22fsb2sb
News Mention:
- https://www.electronicsforu.com/news/whats-new/detecting-cancer-without-invasive-and-expensive-surgery
- https://publicnewstime.com/news/tech/new-technology-can-detect-cancer-cells-without-invasive-and-expensive-surgery/
- https://scitechdaily.com/new-technology-can-detect-cancer-cells-without-invasive-and-expensive-surgery/
- https://www.labonline.com.au/content/life-science-clinical-diagnostics-instruments/news/microfluidic-device-enables-less-invasive-cancer-diagnostics-1225064741
- https://www.clinicallab.com/news/new-technology-to-improve-cancer-detection-and-treatment-27100
- https://cosmosmagazine.com/health/cancer-blood-test/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cancer-blood-test
- https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/static-droplet-microfluidic-device-could-aid-cancer-diagnosis
- https://medicaldialogues.in/mdtv/medical-news-today/medical-bulletin-28february2023-107779
- https://newatlas.com/medical/device-detect-cancer-blood-sample/
- https://clpmag.com/disease-states/cancer/new-blood-sample-tech-to-improve-cancer-detection/
- http://healthmedicinet.com/i/new-device-can-detect-cancer-cells-without-invasive-and-expensive-surgery/
- https://ecancer.org/en/news/22728-new-technology-to-improve-cancer-detection-and-treatment
- https://publicnewstime.com/health-news/new-device-can-detect-cancer-cells-without-invasive-and-expensive-surgery/
- https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-device-cancer-cells-invasive-expensive.html
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/new-device-rapidly-detects-circulating-tumor-cells-370567
8. Amazing to see we are on the cover of Nature Review Urology. Read more: tinyurl.com/bdvb3w56
9. Glad to see another successful PhD student is graduating from my group. Congratulations to Payar for his excellent presentation. Read more: tinyurl.com/4eky758b
2022
1. Very pleased to share our new publication for the rapid identification of metabolically active (i.e., dangerous) cancer cells in peripheral blood (at single-cell resolution) using Static Droplet Microfluidics. Read more: tinyurl.com/4t5u4nba
2. Our recent publication showcased the utility of microfluidics in the study of the nasal microbiota and its bacterial diversity. Read more: tinyurl.com/bddd3z9b
3. It was a great pleasure to have President of Jeonbuk National University (Korea) today in our lab, showing some our Microfluidic Technologies. Read more: tinyurl.com/yc5styj7
4. Massive Congrats to Dorsa for winning the Faculty of Engineering Techcelerator Awards (People choice + Most innovative prototype) this year. 3rd time on a row Can't wait to see the commercialization of this new technology from our team. Read more: tinyurl.com/2mfju3mu
5. It was a great pleasure to accompany the SMART MCs team, a UTS startup, for their Demo Day. It's great to see many innovative companies are out there trying to make the Lab Grown Meat and Alternative Proteins a REALITY. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p8hpp8n
6. Many Congratulations to my PhD students for winning the Faculty Excellence Awards in the individual and Team categories. Read more: tinyurl.com/bdaxyr6t
7. It was a pleasure to have A/Prof. Andy Tay from National University of Singapore (NUS) today in our school. Read more: tinyurl.com/tb7mtcms
8. Massive Congratulations to my PhD students for publishing their work in Nature review urology. Amazing achievement and looking forward seeing your future works being published in Nature Families. Read more: tinyurl.com/5c9n5rav
9. Great to catch up with my mentor from NUSingapore in Sydney. Always nice to hear about the new discoveries in his lab. Read more: tinyurl.com/yc2upmad
10. Glad to see our recent work is highlighted on the cover of Journal of Lab on a Chip. Read more: tinyurl.com/54d2v252
11. Check out our new manuscript! Just published in the Lab on a chip. Great Job Sajad and team. Entirely 3D Printed Inertial Microfluidic device for a wide range of applications. Read more: tinyurl.com/3cmpwyps
12. It was a great pleasure to have Prof Gardner and Dr Gavin today at UTS. Can't wait to see our microfluidic technologies are bring used in IVF clinics. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p8n6t5h
13. Our new publication showing the possibility of isolating cancer cells from seminal fluid using Microfluidics. Paving the way toward better Prostate cancer diagnosis. Read more: tinyurl.com/mr4x9mbd
14. It was wonderful to meet Prof Klaus Pantel (the pioneer of Liquid Biopsy), Simon Joosse and my former PhD student in Hamburg. Amazing liquid biopsy facilities. Read more: tinyurl.com/5cv86d2b
15. Very pleased attending in ESHRE conference. Networking & workshop day can't wait to start new collaborations with embryologists in Europe, USA and Asia we will showcase our microfluidic technology for sperm sorting. Read more: tinyurl.com/359pnaa7
16. Glad to see our collaborative work with the industry is highlighted. Looking forward to secure more ARC/NHMRC funding to further expand this work. Read more: tinyurl.com/26ruuydz
17. Glad to share new work from my team showcasing the world-first integrated (fully 3D printed) microfluidic system for large-scale stem cell harvesting. in collaboration with Regeneus. Read more: tinyurl.com/um5a2ymz
18. Glad to giving a seminar today at Monash university. Looking forward seeing some colleagues and friends, Monashengineers and Nosrati lab. Read more: tinyurl.com/pr2v4763
19. Great to see our collaborative works with children's cancer institute is highlighted on Channel7. Read more: tinyurl.com/yuzyauvn
20. Glad to see our ARC linkage grant is funded Congratulations to the team. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p9fanmm
21. Feeling great to see our latest article is published in the prestigious Journal of Trends in Biotechnology (Cell Press). Read more: tinyurl.com/4s7nyx96
22. Another new work from my team, demonstrating the utility of micro-engineered filters for rapid and low-cost delivery of nanomaterials into mammalian cells. Read more: tinyurl.com/mv5ft249
23. Congratulations to my team for winning the 2021 Techcelerator Award (one more time :) ). Looking forward to see the success of their new start-up, i.e., Smart Microcarriers. Read more: tinyurl.com/mrx44ft2
24. Congratulations to my team for showcasing another great application of Inertial Microfluidics for the purification of fecal samples for research/diagnostic purposes. Read more: tinyurl.com/3v4s2y4u
25. Another successful PhD defence from our lab. Congratulations Hamidreza for your great works and thanks to jean paul thiery, David Gallego Ortega and other collaborators for their generous supports. Read more: tinyurl.com/43k4wtjp
26. Glad to see another work from my team is featured on the cover of the journal of Lab on a Chip. Read more: tinyurl.com/mr42frtn
27. Our recent collaborative work with Benjamin Thierry group at UniSA on purification of CAR-T cell products for immunothraphy. Another great application of Inertial Microfluidics. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p9b4d8c
2. Our recent publication showcased the utility of microfluidics in the study of the nasal microbiota and its bacterial diversity. Read more: tinyurl.com/bddd3z9b
3. It was a great pleasure to have President of Jeonbuk National University (Korea) today in our lab, showing some our Microfluidic Technologies. Read more: tinyurl.com/yc5styj7
4. Massive Congrats to Dorsa for winning the Faculty of Engineering Techcelerator Awards (People choice + Most innovative prototype) this year. 3rd time on a row Can't wait to see the commercialization of this new technology from our team. Read more: tinyurl.com/2mfju3mu
5. It was a great pleasure to accompany the SMART MCs team, a UTS startup, for their Demo Day. It's great to see many innovative companies are out there trying to make the Lab Grown Meat and Alternative Proteins a REALITY. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p8hpp8n
6. Many Congratulations to my PhD students for winning the Faculty Excellence Awards in the individual and Team categories. Read more: tinyurl.com/bdaxyr6t
7. It was a pleasure to have A/Prof. Andy Tay from National University of Singapore (NUS) today in our school. Read more: tinyurl.com/tb7mtcms
8. Massive Congratulations to my PhD students for publishing their work in Nature review urology. Amazing achievement and looking forward seeing your future works being published in Nature Families. Read more: tinyurl.com/5c9n5rav
9. Great to catch up with my mentor from NUSingapore in Sydney. Always nice to hear about the new discoveries in his lab. Read more: tinyurl.com/yc2upmad
10. Glad to see our recent work is highlighted on the cover of Journal of Lab on a Chip. Read more: tinyurl.com/54d2v252
11. Check out our new manuscript! Just published in the Lab on a chip. Great Job Sajad and team. Entirely 3D Printed Inertial Microfluidic device for a wide range of applications. Read more: tinyurl.com/3cmpwyps
12. It was a great pleasure to have Prof Gardner and Dr Gavin today at UTS. Can't wait to see our microfluidic technologies are bring used in IVF clinics. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p8n6t5h
13. Our new publication showing the possibility of isolating cancer cells from seminal fluid using Microfluidics. Paving the way toward better Prostate cancer diagnosis. Read more: tinyurl.com/mr4x9mbd
14. It was wonderful to meet Prof Klaus Pantel (the pioneer of Liquid Biopsy), Simon Joosse and my former PhD student in Hamburg. Amazing liquid biopsy facilities. Read more: tinyurl.com/5cv86d2b
15. Very pleased attending in ESHRE conference. Networking & workshop day can't wait to start new collaborations with embryologists in Europe, USA and Asia we will showcase our microfluidic technology for sperm sorting. Read more: tinyurl.com/359pnaa7
16. Glad to see our collaborative work with the industry is highlighted. Looking forward to secure more ARC/NHMRC funding to further expand this work. Read more: tinyurl.com/26ruuydz
17. Glad to share new work from my team showcasing the world-first integrated (fully 3D printed) microfluidic system for large-scale stem cell harvesting. in collaboration with Regeneus. Read more: tinyurl.com/um5a2ymz
18. Glad to giving a seminar today at Monash university. Looking forward seeing some colleagues and friends, Monashengineers and Nosrati lab. Read more: tinyurl.com/pr2v4763
19. Great to see our collaborative works with children's cancer institute is highlighted on Channel7. Read more: tinyurl.com/yuzyauvn
20. Glad to see our ARC linkage grant is funded Congratulations to the team. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p9fanmm
21. Feeling great to see our latest article is published in the prestigious Journal of Trends in Biotechnology (Cell Press). Read more: tinyurl.com/4s7nyx96
22. Another new work from my team, demonstrating the utility of micro-engineered filters for rapid and low-cost delivery of nanomaterials into mammalian cells. Read more: tinyurl.com/mv5ft249
23. Congratulations to my team for winning the 2021 Techcelerator Award (one more time :) ). Looking forward to see the success of their new start-up, i.e., Smart Microcarriers. Read more: tinyurl.com/mrx44ft2
24. Congratulations to my team for showcasing another great application of Inertial Microfluidics for the purification of fecal samples for research/diagnostic purposes. Read more: tinyurl.com/3v4s2y4u
25. Another successful PhD defence from our lab. Congratulations Hamidreza for your great works and thanks to jean paul thiery, David Gallego Ortega and other collaborators for their generous supports. Read more: tinyurl.com/43k4wtjp
26. Glad to see another work from my team is featured on the cover of the journal of Lab on a Chip. Read more: tinyurl.com/mr42frtn
27. Our recent collaborative work with Benjamin Thierry group at UniSA on purification of CAR-T cell products for immunothraphy. Another great application of Inertial Microfluidics. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p9b4d8c
2021
- Our recent article in the journal of Microchimica Acta on the use of static droplets for easier single-cell analysis which eliminates the need for expensive and complex equipment/workflows is published. Read More: bit.ly/3wpxNpm
- Congratulations to Dale Goss, our new PhD candidate. We would like to welcome and wish him all the best for his new journey! Read More: bit.ly/3wolOsn
- We are excited to announce the new promotion of our group leader, Majid E. Warkiani, to a full professor position. Big congratulations to our group for this achievement! Read More: bit.ly/3jTEWfi
- A/Prof. Majid E. Warkiani presented a fascinating talk on microfluidic systems for biomedical research. Check it out: bit.ly/3ebYxUr
- Our new micromanipulator is set up! Check it out: bit.ly/36ltZew
- Congrats to our PhD candidate, Payar Radfar, for his great Candidature Assessment presentation on microfluidic devices for single-cell analysis. Find out more: bit.ly/3AE4yTd
- Our sperm selection devices are on their way for clinical testing! Exciting Moments. Read More: bit.ly/3AxnVxn
- Our recent perspective article on the role of 3D printing in the fight against COVID-19 is out! Check it out: bit.ly/3xCksvH
- Our recent single-cell analysis study has been highlighted by Sci Pio Biosciences! Check it out: bit.ly/3ekEsuc
- Dorsa Morshedi Rad, our talented PhD student, presented next generation of scientists with recent works being undertaken in our lab: bit.ly/2Qiuz8x
- In one other work from our group we presented an application of inertial microfluidics for sperm sorting to help patients with Azoospermia. Find out more about this work: bit.ly/3dGUO19
- Pleased to see our work is highlighted on the cover of Advanced Materials! Well done to our team for this high quality work. Find out more: bit.ly/3ncFSuK
- Another new work from our group at UTS, proposing a new nano-coating for enhanced exosome detection & cancer diagnosis. Find out more: bit.ly/3vixT2f
- Our new work regarding single cell analysis using static droplet microfluidics & super hydrophobic surfaces is out. Check it out: bit.ly/3sHYcwP
- Check out another nice and collaborative work, showcasing the benefit of inertial microfluidics for long term cell culture and antibody production: bit.ly/3ncIDwd
- Congratulations to our PhD candidate, Mahsa Asadnia, for publishing her recent work on "Enhancing osteoregenerative potential of biphasic calcium phosphates by using bioinspired ZIF8 coating" in collaboration with Regeneus Ltd. Find out more: bit.ly/3ayVcwR
- Many congratulations to our PhD candidates, Dorsa Morshedi Rad and Sajad Razavi Bazaz, for publishing their article in the prestigious Journal of Advanced Materials. A great achievement for them. Find out more: bit.ly/32ISkca
- Our PhD candidate, Steven Vasilescu, won an award at UTS Venture day 2021! Congratulations to him. Find out more: bit.ly/3tXpj8V
- We celebrated Majid's birthday today at warkiani lab - Check out the photos: bit.ly/3sSXiOt
- Our recent work on Large-scale Cell Separation is highlighted in one of the best Biotechnology magazines! bit.ly/3tGo65w
- Check out our new logo designed at Warkiani Lab! bit.ly/2RPts0c
2020
1- Check out our recent work from Hamidreza Aboulkheyr on the possibility of using an antifibrotic drug (Pirfenidone) for cancer treatment using 3D microfluidic culturing chips. bit.ly/3fonWZe
2- Congratulations to Steven Vasilescu and Sajad Razavi Bazaz for publishing their paper in the journal of Applied Materials Today on the role of 3D printing in rapid prototyping of modular microfluidic devices for particle conjugation. Click Here for more information
3- Congratulations to Sareh Zhand, for publishing a paper in the journal of Applied Bio Materials. In this work she proposed a metal-organic framework (MOF)-based ELISA for the detection of the PD-L1. Click Here for more Information.
4- Congratulations to our PhD student, Mahsa Asadnia, for publishing her first paper in the journal of RSC Advances. Click Here for More Information.
5- Our PhD candidate, Dorsa Morshedi Rad, has won a prestigious award/grant from Sydney Vital for her leading project! Way to Go. https://bit.ly/3bozkSh
6- Check out A/Prof. Majid E. Warkiani's interview with ABC news, explaining our latest works on developing rapid diagnosis of COVID-19: https://bit.ly/2ULFaac
7- Our recent work "Fabrication of Unconventional Inertial Microfluidic Channels Using Wax 3D Printing" was chosen as the back cover page of Soft matter Journal! Check it out: https://rsc.li/2Uwe7Q6
8- A/Prof. Majid E. Warkiani, our group leader gave an informative and energetic talk on our recent research works. Check it out: bit.ly/2ThhBXj
5- Our recent work "Computational Inertial Microfluidics: A Review" was chosen as the cover page of Lab on a Chip Journal! Check it out: https://rsc.li/2QoXeWc
9- We hosted Prof. David Weitz from Harvard and Dr. Rita Strack from Nature Methods in the series of liquid biopsy event at UTS IBMD. Check out the photos: bit.ly/32Ko2Fo
10- Three of our PhD Candidates; Sajad Razavi Bazaz, Dorsa Morshedi Rad and Payar Radfar presented their work in Shark Tank Event at UTS.
11- What a great start to 2020 by publishing 6 articles just in January. Click here to check out our publication list. Way to Go!
2- Congratulations to Steven Vasilescu and Sajad Razavi Bazaz for publishing their paper in the journal of Applied Materials Today on the role of 3D printing in rapid prototyping of modular microfluidic devices for particle conjugation. Click Here for more information
3- Congratulations to Sareh Zhand, for publishing a paper in the journal of Applied Bio Materials. In this work she proposed a metal-organic framework (MOF)-based ELISA for the detection of the PD-L1. Click Here for more Information.
4- Congratulations to our PhD student, Mahsa Asadnia, for publishing her first paper in the journal of RSC Advances. Click Here for More Information.
5- Our PhD candidate, Dorsa Morshedi Rad, has won a prestigious award/grant from Sydney Vital for her leading project! Way to Go. https://bit.ly/3bozkSh
6- Check out A/Prof. Majid E. Warkiani's interview with ABC news, explaining our latest works on developing rapid diagnosis of COVID-19: https://bit.ly/2ULFaac
7- Our recent work "Fabrication of Unconventional Inertial Microfluidic Channels Using Wax 3D Printing" was chosen as the back cover page of Soft matter Journal! Check it out: https://rsc.li/2Uwe7Q6
8- A/Prof. Majid E. Warkiani, our group leader gave an informative and energetic talk on our recent research works. Check it out: bit.ly/2ThhBXj
5- Our recent work "Computational Inertial Microfluidics: A Review" was chosen as the cover page of Lab on a Chip Journal! Check it out: https://rsc.li/2QoXeWc
9- We hosted Prof. David Weitz from Harvard and Dr. Rita Strack from Nature Methods in the series of liquid biopsy event at UTS IBMD. Check out the photos: bit.ly/32Ko2Fo
10- Three of our PhD Candidates; Sajad Razavi Bazaz, Dorsa Morshedi Rad and Payar Radfar presented their work in Shark Tank Event at UTS.
11- What a great start to 2020 by publishing 6 articles just in January. Click here to check out our publication list. Way to Go!
2019
1- Our flahship 3D printing facility, Protospace was officially opened by FEIT Dean and our vice president Prof. Michael Blumenstei. Learn More here: www.uts.edu.au/about/faculty-engineering-and-information-technology/protospace
2- Our group leader, A/Prof. Majid E. Warkiani, has been awarded as a valued contributor to ACS publications!
3- It is very exciting to be part of UTS for winning a big research "Strengthening science ties with China" grant! Read More: www.minister.industry.gov.au/ministers/karenandrews/media-releases/strengthening-science-ties-china
4- Our recent "Scaled‐Up Inertial Microfluidics: Retention System for Microcarrier‐Based Suspension Cultures" work was chosen as the cover page in the Biotechnology Journal. This work was in collaboration with A*STAR in Singapore.Read More: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/biot.201800674
5- Check out our recent work in collaboration with UniSA scientists & Coopers Brewery in Adelaide.
6- Our PhD Candidate, Sajad Razavi Bazaz, won the UTS FEIT 2019 Research Show Case award.
7- Congratulations to our team members to win one of the FEIT Deep Tech Early-Stage Accelerator Grants.
8- We hosted Mark Lynch from Fluidigm who gave us a seminar about their leading tech, C1 and Polaris machines.
9- We have recently published a work about the influence of ECM stiffness and EFGR receptor on PD-L1 expression in the journal of Molecular Cell Research. Read More: t.co/bl1SlCnGCh?amp=1
10- A/Prof. Majid E. Warkiani has won the outstanding "Tall Poppy Award" in 2019. Congratulations to our group. Read More: aips.net.au/tall-poppy-campaign/nsw-tall-poppies/
11- Our PhD Candidate, Hamireza Aboulkheyr, has won a prestigious award/grant from Sydney Vital for his leading project! Way to Go.
12- Huge congratulations to our team for winning another ARC DP grant for the 3rd time in a row, with Dr. Martin Stewart. Read More: rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/Download/Report/a3f6be6e-33f7-4fb5-98a6-7526aaa184cf/208
13- Congratulation to Steven Vasilescu, Sajad Razavi, our group leader - A/Prof. Majid E. Warkiani and collaborator - Dr. Reza Nosrati for winning "most innovative prototype" and "people's choice award" in the UTS Techcelerator program. Check out our photos: bit.ly/38hfiYi
14- We had a great group gathering with Warkiani team, to wrap 2019 up. It was a great year full of success! Check out our photo: https://twitter.com/majidew/status/1206112870276055040
2- Our group leader, A/Prof. Majid E. Warkiani, has been awarded as a valued contributor to ACS publications!
3- It is very exciting to be part of UTS for winning a big research "Strengthening science ties with China" grant! Read More: www.minister.industry.gov.au/ministers/karenandrews/media-releases/strengthening-science-ties-china
4- Our recent "Scaled‐Up Inertial Microfluidics: Retention System for Microcarrier‐Based Suspension Cultures" work was chosen as the cover page in the Biotechnology Journal. This work was in collaboration with A*STAR in Singapore.Read More: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/biot.201800674
5- Check out our recent work in collaboration with UniSA scientists & Coopers Brewery in Adelaide.
6- Our PhD Candidate, Sajad Razavi Bazaz, won the UTS FEIT 2019 Research Show Case award.
7- Congratulations to our team members to win one of the FEIT Deep Tech Early-Stage Accelerator Grants.
8- We hosted Mark Lynch from Fluidigm who gave us a seminar about their leading tech, C1 and Polaris machines.
9- We have recently published a work about the influence of ECM stiffness and EFGR receptor on PD-L1 expression in the journal of Molecular Cell Research. Read More: t.co/bl1SlCnGCh?amp=1
10- A/Prof. Majid E. Warkiani has won the outstanding "Tall Poppy Award" in 2019. Congratulations to our group. Read More: aips.net.au/tall-poppy-campaign/nsw-tall-poppies/
11- Our PhD Candidate, Hamireza Aboulkheyr, has won a prestigious award/grant from Sydney Vital for his leading project! Way to Go.
12- Huge congratulations to our team for winning another ARC DP grant for the 3rd time in a row, with Dr. Martin Stewart. Read More: rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/Download/Report/a3f6be6e-33f7-4fb5-98a6-7526aaa184cf/208
13- Congratulation to Steven Vasilescu, Sajad Razavi, our group leader - A/Prof. Majid E. Warkiani and collaborator - Dr. Reza Nosrati for winning "most innovative prototype" and "people's choice award" in the UTS Techcelerator program. Check out our photos: bit.ly/38hfiYi
14- We had a great group gathering with Warkiani team, to wrap 2019 up. It was a great year full of success! Check out our photo: https://twitter.com/majidew/status/1206112870276055040
2018
1- Our first 2018 paper is accepted for publication in the journal of desalination.
2- We have published over 15 journal article from Jan until Jul 2018 in prestigious journals such as Lab on a Chip, Langmuir, Biomaterials, etc. Well done Team! Way to go!
3- Our state of the art microfludic lab is ready at UTS !
4- Warkiani lab has full access to the UTS world-class 3D printing facilities. See here.
5- Our joint work with the group of Professor Benjamin Thierry at UniSA published in the journal of Advanced Material Technologies. We got also many media coverage!
http://theleadsouthaustralia.com.au/industries/health/tiny-device-takes-big-step-non-invasive-fetal-blood-test-technology
https://www.cbns.org.au/tiny-device-takes-big-step-non-invasive-fetal-blood-test-technology/
http://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/2018/Blood-sample-breakthrough-good-news-for-pregnant-women/
6- Our collaborative work with Dr Arutha Kulasinghe and A/Prof Chamindie Punyadeera from QUT on the “liquid biopsy of Head and Neck cancers” appeared on the Channel 7 news recently:
https://au.news.yahoo.com/simple-blood-test-help-cancer-084212664.html
7- Maira got the award of best oral presentation during the ANZNMF 2018 conference in Auckland. Well done!
8- Prof Baharvand, director of Royan Stem Cell Research Institute visited our lab in June 2018.
9- Our recent article about SMART microcarriers for stem cell production in the J of Biomaterials is out. Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.07.016
10- Our work - "Static droplet array for culturing single live adherent cells in an isolated chemical micro environment" has been chosen as the cover page of Lab on a Chip journal. Read More: doi.org/10.1039/C8LC00403J
11- Our student, Dr. Jesus Shrestha presented his work at 21st Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics Conference in Singapore.
12- Check out our new work, "Inertial-Based Filtration Method for Removal of Microcarriers from Mesenchymal Stem Cell Suspensions", in Scientific Report journal: www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-31019-y
13- Our works were highlighted in the UTS magazine. Read More: www.uts.edu.au/news/health-science/majid-middle
14- Our group leader, Dr. Majid E. Warkiani has been promoted to an associate professor at UTS.
15- Our multidisciplinary research activities on Cancer, Stem cell and Bioprocessing at UTS_FEIT (funded by ARC, NHMRC,...) is highlighted as an example in the "UTS 2027 strategy" roadmap! Read More: www.uts.edu.au/about/uts-2027-strategy/chipping-change-cancer-diagnosis
2- We have published over 15 journal article from Jan until Jul 2018 in prestigious journals such as Lab on a Chip, Langmuir, Biomaterials, etc. Well done Team! Way to go!
3- Our state of the art microfludic lab is ready at UTS !
4- Warkiani lab has full access to the UTS world-class 3D printing facilities. See here.
5- Our joint work with the group of Professor Benjamin Thierry at UniSA published in the journal of Advanced Material Technologies. We got also many media coverage!
http://theleadsouthaustralia.com.au/industries/health/tiny-device-takes-big-step-non-invasive-fetal-blood-test-technology
https://www.cbns.org.au/tiny-device-takes-big-step-non-invasive-fetal-blood-test-technology/
http://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/2018/Blood-sample-breakthrough-good-news-for-pregnant-women/
6- Our collaborative work with Dr Arutha Kulasinghe and A/Prof Chamindie Punyadeera from QUT on the “liquid biopsy of Head and Neck cancers” appeared on the Channel 7 news recently:
https://au.news.yahoo.com/simple-blood-test-help-cancer-084212664.html
7- Maira got the award of best oral presentation during the ANZNMF 2018 conference in Auckland. Well done!
8- Prof Baharvand, director of Royan Stem Cell Research Institute visited our lab in June 2018.
9- Our recent article about SMART microcarriers for stem cell production in the J of Biomaterials is out. Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.07.016
10- Our work - "Static droplet array for culturing single live adherent cells in an isolated chemical micro environment" has been chosen as the cover page of Lab on a Chip journal. Read More: doi.org/10.1039/C8LC00403J
11- Our student, Dr. Jesus Shrestha presented his work at 21st Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics Conference in Singapore.
12- Check out our new work, "Inertial-Based Filtration Method for Removal of Microcarriers from Mesenchymal Stem Cell Suspensions", in Scientific Report journal: www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-31019-y
13- Our works were highlighted in the UTS magazine. Read More: www.uts.edu.au/news/health-science/majid-middle
14- Our group leader, Dr. Majid E. Warkiani has been promoted to an associate professor at UTS.
15- Our multidisciplinary research activities on Cancer, Stem cell and Bioprocessing at UTS_FEIT (funded by ARC, NHMRC,...) is highlighted as an example in the "UTS 2027 strategy" roadmap! Read More: www.uts.edu.au/about/uts-2027-strategy/chipping-change-cancer-diagnosis
2017
1- Dr Warkiani joined UTS as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biomedical Engineering.
2- Our collaborative works about CTC isolation and characterization with Prof Mel Ziman (ECU) and A/P Chamindie (QUT) are accepted for publication in the journal of Oncotarget and Scientific reports, respectively.
3- Maira paper is accepted for publication in the Lab on a chip. Well done! Her work is all over the news:
https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/3d-printing-become-new-standard-hydrocyclonic-microfilters-115174/
4- Our collaborative work with Jay Han at MIT is accepted for publication in the journal of Scientific Reports. Well done TK!
2- Our collaborative works about CTC isolation and characterization with Prof Mel Ziman (ECU) and A/P Chamindie (QUT) are accepted for publication in the journal of Oncotarget and Scientific reports, respectively.
3- Maira paper is accepted for publication in the Lab on a chip. Well done! Her work is all over the news:
https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/3d-printing-become-new-standard-hydrocyclonic-microfilters-115174/
4- Our collaborative work with Jay Han at MIT is accepted for publication in the journal of Scientific Reports. Well done TK!
2014-2016
1- Dr Warkiani joined the Australian Centre for NanoMedicine (ACN) as a group leader.
2- Jonathan and Raghav joined our group. Welcome !
3- Anthony, Saiful and Sheyla joined our group. Welcome!
4- Anna (from MQ university) will collaborate with our group for Tumor-on-a-chip project.
5-Our work about "single-cell analysis using droplet microfluidics" is accepted for publication in the journal Biosensor and Bioelectronics.
6- Our work about "detection of malaria using inertial microfluidics" is accepted for publication in the journal of Lab on a chip.
7- Adam Joffe got the Taste of Research scholarship to join our team for 3 months. Welcome!
8- Tejas Pitale joined our team to conduct his M.Sc thesis in our group. Welcome!
9- Our spiral microfluidic device for CTC sorting is highlighted in the segment of CBS news show (60 minutes) "Disrupting Cancer" on 7-December 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9-WCTPVDOM (from the 11:20min mark)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-doctor-fights-cancer-in-unconventional-way/
10- Our work about "application of isopore membranes for investigation of membrane fouling at the micro-scale" is accepted for publication in the journal of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics.
11- Our review article about "High-throughput microfluidics cell sorting" is accepted for publication in the prestigious journal of Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering.
12- Mr Mehdi Rafei, Alireza Gerami joined our group as a PhD student in 2015. Welcome aboard!
13- Ashik, Anthony Zada, Musos are joined our team to do their undergraduate thesis. Welcome!
14- Our great and hard working PhD student, Bee Luan published her great work about long-term culture of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the journal of Oncotarget. Congratulation to her for all hard works and endurance. This is one of the early works in the cancer community showing the another clinical utility of CTCs.
15- Our new review article about the emerging role of Microfluidics in the cancer research is accepted for publication in the journal of Analyst.
17- Mathijs Bronkhorst joined our team from University of Twente (BIOS Lab) for 3 months internship. Welcome!
18- Our new work about High throughput cell sorting using Inertial Microfluidics is accepted for publication in the journal of Scientific Reports (NaturePublishingg Group). This work demonstrates, for the first time, a massively multiplexed microfluidic system for large-scale sample processing (> 1000 ml/min) and cell sorting.
19- Reza Moloudi joined our team as a new PhD student. He is a recipient of prestigious SINGA scholarship and will be based in Singapore (Nanyang Technological University) and will work closely with Dr. Warkiani, A/Prof. Thomas Gong, Dr. Steve Oh and Dr. Win. Welcome aboard!
20- Our comprehensive protocol about the clinical utility of spiral microfluidics for rapid isolation and analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) is accepted for publication in the prestigious journal of Nature Protocols.
21- Sahar Biglari from University of Sydney joined Dr. Warkiani team to work on development of the new 3D microfluidic systems for skin disease research. Welcome aboard!
22- Dr. Warkiani is selected as one of the winners of Fresh Science Program in 2015. (Note: Fresh Science is a national competition helping early-career researchers find, and then share, their stories of discovery.)
23- New Manuscript in collaboration with Dr. Mohsen Asdania is accepted for publication in the journal of Royal Society Interface.
24- Our new review article "Flow-induced stress on adherent cells in microfluidic devices" is accepted for publication in the journal of Lab on a chip.
25- Amin Hasanzadeh joined our team as a new PhD student. Welcome aboard!
26- Our Lab on a chip article “Slanted spiral microfluidics for the ultra-fast, label-free isolation of circulating tumor cells” is selected for Lab On a Chip 2014 Most Accessed Articles collection. This themed collection features the top 30 most downloaded articles published in the journal in 2014.
27- Our article "Flow-induced stress on adherent cells in microfluidic devices" got the back cover of journal of Lab on a Chip.
28- Our new review article "Fundamentals and Applications of Inertial Microfluidics" is accepted for publication in the journal of Lab on a chip.
29- Dr. Warkiani become one of the 10 honourees of the regional MIT TR35 Innovators Under 35 Asia competition.
30- The MIT TR35 award in the UNSW newsroom as well as Faculty of Engineering news.
31- Hossein Tavassoli joined our team as a new PhD student. He will work on development of advanced 3D microfluidic culture platforms for neuroscience research under supervision of Dr. Peggy Chan (from Swinburne University) and Dr. Majid Ebrahimi Warkiani (UNSW).
32- Media coverage of our works: 1- Daily Telegraph 2- Radio Neshat 3- The Australian 4- Khorasan newspaper 5-Gizmag 6- Medical express 7- UNSW newsroom 8- The courier mail 9- Rodexo 10- Futurism
33- A nice article about our work in FreshScience website.
34- Check our our ABC news coverage.
35- Press TV interview about our cancer dialysis system. Short TV news
36- Media coverage in Iran for our novel blood dialyzer: 1- Isna 2- asiran 3- irandn 4- seeisee.ir 5- iranir 6- satena.ir 7- realiran
37- Radio interview with SBS channel (in Farsi).
38- Link of interview with Radio Neshat (Farsi).
39- Media coverage of our works in Yahoo , intellectual capitals , your life choices , and med device online.
40- Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) recognised Dr Warkiani achievement for the TR35 award.
41- Engineering Australia recognised Dr Warkiani achievements for the TR35 award.
42- Our review article is accepted for publication in the International Journal of Cancer.
43- Our review article is accepted for publication in the prestigious journal of Biotechnology Advances.
44- Our great work in collaboration with the Roger Kamm's group at SMART/MIT is accepted for publication in the journal of Scientific Reports (NPG). We are exploring physics of cancer treatment using low intensity electric fields.
45- Alireza 's first paper is accepted for publication in the International Journal of Coal Geology. Well done! Great work in collaboration with Dr Mostaghimi's group at UNSW.
46- Mehdi's first paper is accepted for publication in the journal of Lab on a Chip. Well done Mehdi ! Keep it up !
47- Our LOC paper got the front cover of Lab on a Chip! good job Mehdi
48- Our collaborative work with Roger Kamm group on electric field cancer therapy (Andrea, Andy and Julia at SMART center) got the media coverage. Check it out... 1- MIT news 2- Science Daily 3- digital trends
49- Our paper about CTC culture and expansion in collaboration with TRI institute (Chamindie group) is published in the journal of Oncotarget.
50- Our paper in collaboration with Dr Asadnia group at MQ university is accepted for publication in the journal of Scientific Reports.
51- Dr Warkiani got the "Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2016".
52- Dr Warkini got a visiting scientist position at the Garvan Institute for Biomedical Research.
53- Amin's first paper is accepted for publication in the journal of Scientific Reports. Well done!
54- Mehdi and Marcel micromixer paper is accepted for publication in the journal of Biomicrofluidics. Well done.
55- Our review article with the title "Microfluidics for research and applications in oncology" is among Analyst 2016 Most Accessed Articles.!!
56- Baharak, Atiyeh and Fangxu joined our team! Welcome a-board.
2- Jonathan and Raghav joined our group. Welcome !
3- Anthony, Saiful and Sheyla joined our group. Welcome!
4- Anna (from MQ university) will collaborate with our group for Tumor-on-a-chip project.
5-Our work about "single-cell analysis using droplet microfluidics" is accepted for publication in the journal Biosensor and Bioelectronics.
6- Our work about "detection of malaria using inertial microfluidics" is accepted for publication in the journal of Lab on a chip.
7- Adam Joffe got the Taste of Research scholarship to join our team for 3 months. Welcome!
8- Tejas Pitale joined our team to conduct his M.Sc thesis in our group. Welcome!
9- Our spiral microfluidic device for CTC sorting is highlighted in the segment of CBS news show (60 minutes) "Disrupting Cancer" on 7-December 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9-WCTPVDOM (from the 11:20min mark)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-doctor-fights-cancer-in-unconventional-way/
10- Our work about "application of isopore membranes for investigation of membrane fouling at the micro-scale" is accepted for publication in the journal of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics.
11- Our review article about "High-throughput microfluidics cell sorting" is accepted for publication in the prestigious journal of Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering.
12- Mr Mehdi Rafei, Alireza Gerami joined our group as a PhD student in 2015. Welcome aboard!
13- Ashik, Anthony Zada, Musos are joined our team to do their undergraduate thesis. Welcome!
14- Our great and hard working PhD student, Bee Luan published her great work about long-term culture of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the journal of Oncotarget. Congratulation to her for all hard works and endurance. This is one of the early works in the cancer community showing the another clinical utility of CTCs.
15- Our new review article about the emerging role of Microfluidics in the cancer research is accepted for publication in the journal of Analyst.
17- Mathijs Bronkhorst joined our team from University of Twente (BIOS Lab) for 3 months internship. Welcome!
18- Our new work about High throughput cell sorting using Inertial Microfluidics is accepted for publication in the journal of Scientific Reports (NaturePublishingg Group). This work demonstrates, for the first time, a massively multiplexed microfluidic system for large-scale sample processing (> 1000 ml/min) and cell sorting.
19- Reza Moloudi joined our team as a new PhD student. He is a recipient of prestigious SINGA scholarship and will be based in Singapore (Nanyang Technological University) and will work closely with Dr. Warkiani, A/Prof. Thomas Gong, Dr. Steve Oh and Dr. Win. Welcome aboard!
20- Our comprehensive protocol about the clinical utility of spiral microfluidics for rapid isolation and analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) is accepted for publication in the prestigious journal of Nature Protocols.
21- Sahar Biglari from University of Sydney joined Dr. Warkiani team to work on development of the new 3D microfluidic systems for skin disease research. Welcome aboard!
22- Dr. Warkiani is selected as one of the winners of Fresh Science Program in 2015. (Note: Fresh Science is a national competition helping early-career researchers find, and then share, their stories of discovery.)
23- New Manuscript in collaboration with Dr. Mohsen Asdania is accepted for publication in the journal of Royal Society Interface.
24- Our new review article "Flow-induced stress on adherent cells in microfluidic devices" is accepted for publication in the journal of Lab on a chip.
25- Amin Hasanzadeh joined our team as a new PhD student. Welcome aboard!
26- Our Lab on a chip article “Slanted spiral microfluidics for the ultra-fast, label-free isolation of circulating tumor cells” is selected for Lab On a Chip 2014 Most Accessed Articles collection. This themed collection features the top 30 most downloaded articles published in the journal in 2014.
27- Our article "Flow-induced stress on adherent cells in microfluidic devices" got the back cover of journal of Lab on a Chip.
28- Our new review article "Fundamentals and Applications of Inertial Microfluidics" is accepted for publication in the journal of Lab on a chip.
29- Dr. Warkiani become one of the 10 honourees of the regional MIT TR35 Innovators Under 35 Asia competition.
30- The MIT TR35 award in the UNSW newsroom as well as Faculty of Engineering news.
31- Hossein Tavassoli joined our team as a new PhD student. He will work on development of advanced 3D microfluidic culture platforms for neuroscience research under supervision of Dr. Peggy Chan (from Swinburne University) and Dr. Majid Ebrahimi Warkiani (UNSW).
32- Media coverage of our works: 1- Daily Telegraph 2- Radio Neshat 3- The Australian 4- Khorasan newspaper 5-Gizmag 6- Medical express 7- UNSW newsroom 8- The courier mail 9- Rodexo 10- Futurism
33- A nice article about our work in FreshScience website.
34- Check our our ABC news coverage.
35- Press TV interview about our cancer dialysis system. Short TV news
36- Media coverage in Iran for our novel blood dialyzer: 1- Isna 2- asiran 3- irandn 4- seeisee.ir 5- iranir 6- satena.ir 7- realiran
37- Radio interview with SBS channel (in Farsi).
38- Link of interview with Radio Neshat (Farsi).
39- Media coverage of our works in Yahoo , intellectual capitals , your life choices , and med device online.
40- Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) recognised Dr Warkiani achievement for the TR35 award.
41- Engineering Australia recognised Dr Warkiani achievements for the TR35 award.
42- Our review article is accepted for publication in the International Journal of Cancer.
43- Our review article is accepted for publication in the prestigious journal of Biotechnology Advances.
44- Our great work in collaboration with the Roger Kamm's group at SMART/MIT is accepted for publication in the journal of Scientific Reports (NPG). We are exploring physics of cancer treatment using low intensity electric fields.
45- Alireza 's first paper is accepted for publication in the International Journal of Coal Geology. Well done! Great work in collaboration with Dr Mostaghimi's group at UNSW.
46- Mehdi's first paper is accepted for publication in the journal of Lab on a Chip. Well done Mehdi ! Keep it up !
47- Our LOC paper got the front cover of Lab on a Chip! good job Mehdi
48- Our collaborative work with Roger Kamm group on electric field cancer therapy (Andrea, Andy and Julia at SMART center) got the media coverage. Check it out... 1- MIT news 2- Science Daily 3- digital trends
49- Our paper about CTC culture and expansion in collaboration with TRI institute (Chamindie group) is published in the journal of Oncotarget.
50- Our paper in collaboration with Dr Asadnia group at MQ university is accepted for publication in the journal of Scientific Reports.
51- Dr Warkiani got the "Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2016".
52- Dr Warkini got a visiting scientist position at the Garvan Institute for Biomedical Research.
53- Amin's first paper is accepted for publication in the journal of Scientific Reports. Well done!
54- Mehdi and Marcel micromixer paper is accepted for publication in the journal of Biomicrofluidics. Well done.
55- Our review article with the title "Microfluidics for research and applications in oncology" is among Analyst 2016 Most Accessed Articles.!!
56- Baharak, Atiyeh and Fangxu joined our team! Welcome a-board.